History Main / IllnessBlanket

* ''Webcomic/LemonheadAndLollipup'': In [[https://lemonheadandlollipup.tumblr.com/post/165674620325 this strip]], a sick Liz lies on the sofa under a blanket, cuddled up next to Lollipup.

* In one ''ComicStrip/AdamAtHome'' strip, Clayton gets sick and wraps himself in a blanket and stuffs tissues up his nose.
* In one ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'' strip, Ellie gets sick and lies on the coach wrapped in a blanket.

* ''ComicStrip/TheOutburstsOfEverettTrue'': At the end of the story arc where Everett tries and fails to clean the house, he wraps himself in a blanket, puts an ice pack on top of his head and gives himself a FootbathTreatment after exhausting himself.

* In one ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Jiminy Cricket]]'' comic story, [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad Mole and Rat gives themselves a FootBathTreatment and wrap themselves in blankets after falling into the river. Jiminy joins them near the end of the comic.

There is a bit of TruthInTelevision to this: in the early stages of a fever, one's body thinks it's colder than it needs to be, which brings the illusion of being cold. There's also a false but persistent bit of "conventional wisdom" that states that the best way to treat a fever is to "sweat it out" with blankets. Additionally, many illnesses make the sufferer feel tired to the point of needing to sleep wrapped up in a blanket; pneumonia is one such example, with electric blankets typically being used in tandem with humidifiers to keep the afflicted individual comfortable.

* [[https://www.canstockphoto.com/set-sick-santa-claus-character-sitting-83028797.html This]] vector art of a sick Santa Claus depicts two instances of the trope - one where Santa is lying on the sofa under a blanket, and one where he's wrapped in a blanket giving him a FootBathTreatment.

* In "[[Varokaa heikkoa jäätä!]]", a bear falls into icy water and is wrapped up in a blanket and given a FootBathTreatment and HotDrinkCure after being rescued.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaGoldenFilms'', Cinderella wraps herself in a blanket and sits by the fire when she catches a cold after being forced to carry her stepfamily's purchases in from the rain.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' episode "Huntara", Hordak collapses, and wakes up to find Entrapta has wrapped him in a blanket.
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GhC6qKdQ8o this Finnish animation]], a bear falls into icy water and is wrapped up in a blanket and given a FootBathTreatment and HotDrinkCure after being rescued.
* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/HeroHigh Shazam]]'' episode "Star Master and the Solar Mirror", Uncle Dudley, Mr. Tawny and special guest stars Glorious Gal, Rex Ruthless and Weatherman are thrown into icy water, and spend the next scene wrapped in blankets and sitting before a roaring fire. Dudley also gives himself a FootBathTreatment.
* At the end of the ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' episode "Gone Went the Wind", Gadget, Brain and Penny are wrapped in blankets (and Gadget and Penny are giving themselves {{Foot Bath Treatment}}s) after catching colds while at the North Pole.
* Near the end of the ''WesternAnimation/GadgetAndTheGadgetinis'' episode "Bye Bye Business", Fidget and Digit are both wrapped in a blanket after being pulled out of the river.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' episode "Sneeze the Day", Genie is wrapped in a blanket after he catches a cold. He later does the same for Aladdin when the latter gets sick at the end of the episode.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' episode "Egg-stra Protection", Genie gives both Aladdin and Jasmine chicken soup when they break their ribs.
** At the end of "Smolder and Wiser", Abis Mal is duped into thinking he has the flu, and his last scene shows him wrapped in a blanket and giving himself a FootBathTreatment while Haroud brings him [[SoupIsMedicine soup]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'' episode "Garbage Ballet", a sick Paige lies on the sofa under a blanket. She later wraps Cole in a blanket when ''he'' gets sick.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'' episode "Yack Attack", Abby gets sick from drinking contaminated water, and lies on the sofa under a blanket while Petunia brings her a [[HotDrinkCure cup of tea]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Sick Day", Kim sits at the kitchen table wrapped in a blanket while [[SoupIsMedicine eating soup]]. Later, both she and Ron are sitting in the living room with blankets draped over them.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' episode "A Little Smurf Confidence", Weakling Smurf wraps himself in a blanket while giving himself a FootBathTreatment after being fished out of a river.

* ''ComicBook/{{Jackpot}}'';

* ''ComicBook/'': At the end of one ''Bash Street Kids'' comic, Teacher catches a cold and is wrapped in a blanket while giving himself a FootBathTreatment.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Grosslogy}}'' episode "Yack Attack", Abby gets sick from drinking contaminated water, and lies on the sofa under a blanket while Petunia brings her a [[HotDrinkCure cup of tea]].